A new study has discovered the top 100 highest-paid athletes in earnings per minute with some jaw-dropping results.
Over the last 12 months, OLBG looked at the money made by 100 of the world's richest athletes from the Forbes 2020 list, and focused in on athletes from football, boxing, MMA, American football, basketball and baseball.
They also removed those who hadn't played "significant number of minutes" in their sport, through injury or instance, and then broke down each athlete's minute-by-minute earnings while competing.
The research found that now retired UFC champion Conor McGregor was the top-earning athlete, with $US47,999,976 ($A67,232,030) per minute and he only needed a single second to make $US1 million ($A1.4 million).
American boxer Deontay Wilder came in second with $US1,095,238 ($A1,534,064) made per minute in 2020, followed by fellow boxers Canelo Alvarez ($A1,485,556 per minute), Tyson Fury ($A1,228,656 per minute), and Anthony Joshua ($A884,632 per minute) to round out the top five.
NFL players Kirk Cousins, Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, Julio Jones and Drew Brees completed the top 10.
|
Rank |
Name |
Sport |
Winnings ($USD) |
Minutes Played |
Earnings Per Minute |
Time to Earn $US1m |
|
1 |
Conor McGregor |
Mixed Martial Arts |
$US32 million |
0h 0min 40sec |
$US47,999,976 |
0h 0min 1sec |
|
2 |
Deontay Wilder |
Boxing |
$US46 million |
0h 42min 0sec |
$US1,095,238 |
0h 0min 55sec |
|
3 |
Canelo Álvarez |
Boxing |
$US35 million |
0h 33min 0sec |
$US1,060,606 |
0h 0min 57sec |
|
4 |
Tyson Fury |
Boxing |
$US50 million |
0h 57min 0sec |
$US877,193 |
0h 1min 8sec |
|
5 |
Anthony Joshua |
Boxing |
$US36 million |
0h 57min 0sec |
$US631,579 |
0h 1min 35sec |
|
6 |
Kirk Cousins |
American Football |
$US58 million |
17h 0min 0sec |
$US56,863 |
0h 17min 35sec |
|
7 |
Carson Wentz |
American Football |
$US55.1 million |
17h 0min 0sec |
$US54,020 |
0h 18min 31sec |
|
8 |
Jared Goff |
American Football |
$US47 million |
16h 0min 0sec |
$US48,958 |
0h 20min 26sec |
|
9 |
Julio Jones |
American Football |
$US37.5 million |
15h 0min 0sec |
$US41,667 |
0h 24min 0sec |
|
10 |
Drew Brees |
American Football |
$US29.8 million |
12h 0min 0sec |
$US41,389 |
0h 24min 10sec |
Surprisingly, football made its first appearance in 11th spot with Alexis Sanchez ($A57,812 per minute).
Two of the biggest names in football that usually feature prominently in sports rich lists due to their off-field earnings in addition to their playing contracts - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - were in 24th ($A38,200 per minute) and 37th ($A29,622 per minute) respectively.
The research also analysed each athletes' earnings data by sport.
Boxing was by far the most lucrative sport, with its athletes making the most per minute with $US883,598 ($A1,237,627).
It was followed by American football, football, basketball and baseball.
|
Sport |
Salary/Winnings ($USD) |
Minutes Played |
Earnings per Minute |
|
Boxing |
$US41.75 million |
47 |
$US883,598 |
|
American Football |
$US28.03 million |
935 |
$US29,971 |
|
Football |
$US32.29 million |
2,167 |
$US14,902 |
|
Basketball |
$US23.29 million |
1,770 |
$US13,154 |
|
Baseball |
$US26.5 million |
4,368 |
$US6,067 |
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